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Object Number
92-1-10/47776
Display Title
Root digging tool
Descriptions
Object Description
Root digger. Digging stick with elk horn handle and willow wood shaft. Fire hard
Inventory Description
Planter
Classification
- Planter
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1885
Culture
- Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Idaho
Additional Geographic Terms
Nez Perce Reservation
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 26 x 5 cm (27 9/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
James Stewart
(1891)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(1892)
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